Re: [PATCH (mellanox tree)] net/mlx5: delete dead code in mlx5_esw_unlock()

[Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>]

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 01:11:25PM -0700, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> On 30 May 14:40, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> 
> You can use [PATCH net-mlx5] for fixes and [PATCH net-next-mlx5] for
> none-critical commits.
> 

Realistically, there is no way I'm going to remember that and there
isn't an automated way to look it up.

I try really hard to get the net tree stuff correct so when netdev is
on the CC list.  But putting the correct net tree in the subject line
is quite a huge headache and I quite often get it wrong.

> > Smatch complains about this function:
> > 
> >    drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c:2000 mlx5_esw_unlock()
> >    warn: inconsistent returns '&esw->mode_lock'.
> > 
> > Before commit ec2fa47d7b98 ("net/mlx5: Lag, use lag lock") there
> > used to be a matching mlx5_esw_lock() function and the lock and
> > unlock functions were symmetric.  But now we take the long
>                                                        ^ lock ?

Heh.  Thanks.

regards,
dan carpenter